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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The plot was slower than I expected, and yet I was surprised at how quickly I breezed through this! Its a very...info-dump-free fantasy story. The backstories of characters or the lore where not explained, i did not know what was happening or who I should be rooting for half the time, i had a very poor idea of where things are...you kinda have to figure these things out little by (very) little and just trust that it all makes sense...by the end of it, I felt like this whole first book is just a massive prologue for the trilogy. and in spite all that, i loved this book and its characters! ^_^ I cant wait to find out what happens to them! En fantasy bok satt i en annen verden på en tid uten moderne teknologi. Første bok i en trilogi, og inneholder dermed mye world-building, men også mye action og brutale scener. Mye vittig dialog, og til tider ganske blunt språk. Mange godt skrevet karakterer som man blir godt knyttet til tross grå moral. Det skifter POV for hvert kapittel som kan virke forstyrrende i lesingen, men samtidig er det er virkemiddel for å formidle flere perspektiver på ulike steder og fungerer godt til oppbygning av verdenen. I denne boken er plottens mål uklart eller vagt meste parten av tiden, og det var ingen endelse/plot twist siden den bygger opp til neste bok. Dermed gir jeg ikke boken 5 stjerner, men det var likevel en fornøyelse å lese den. I mostly liked it. It's one of those epic fantasy series with multiple POV characters. Things I liked: there were a lot of good scenes, especially the action scenes; the world building was interesting, and I liked the politics in the capital. Things I didn't like: it leans too much on being the first book of an epic series, so this book mainly introduces the characters and their motivations and only at the end of the book has the "adventuring party" finally gotten together (presumably for adventures in later volumes). I also found most of the POV characters to be unlikeable jerks; I understand the author is trying to make them more complex than generic fantasy archetypes, but I found it hard to root for the characters to succeed. This book has really interesting characters that I'm looking forward to learning more about. The story itself is just getting started, and there are many little mysteries that are waiting to unfold. I'm looking forward to the next two books in the series, but am going to take a break before starting them. no reviews | add a review
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The first novel in the First Law Trilogy and debut fantasy novel from New York Times bestseller, Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian -- leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it. Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge. No library descriptions found. |
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Glokta is a new favorite character. He's not a good guy in the traditional sense (understate much?) and a physically revolting character. As a shallow American, I struggle with both and as a reader, I am fascinated with both.
I'm looking forward to this series making me feel even more uncomfortable. ( )